The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-11

Va '"o "t'' run Tue snip, Huu he wa
more nervous and gloomy than whe
he let home. So he took his boy an
went ashore. He went to the hous
oil friend and left Joey there, wit
orders to return to Portland by th
INST steamer that should go up. III
also wrote a letter to his wife-a littl
longer than usual, almost two pages
and q little more aifectionate thar
usual. He excused himself for writ
ing by telling her that the bar was s,
bad they couldn't cross. and it was
little too dull to stay there donl
nothing.
BY ten o'clock the sqall had abated
and by noon the pilot said he thought
he could get over the bar by taking
the north channel. While the firemen
were getting up steam, Durham ran
over to his friends house-it was
only a few steps-and babe joey
good'by, and told him to he n good
boy and mind his mother, and gave
him sundry other items of good ad.
vice which l fear the young scape.
grace did not attend to closely, being
engaged in the very amusing game OF
see-saw with the little girl of the
house.
BY three o'clock the ship was fairly
under way again. BY five, she was
safely over the bar. and had put her
pilot aboard steamer which was
waiting on the the outside to enter.
The captain, having been up all the
previous night, went to his cabin and
turned in for the night The passen.
gers were all either sea.sick or chilled
by the cold wind, and had gone to
their rooms and into the cabin. The
by orders from Durham,
made out Cape disappointment and
lillamook Head, and took his ranges
rom them and put the ship on her
course. He had only time to do this
when n fog rolled up, so dense that
even the light on Cape Disappoint.
nent could scarcely beseen. Durham
assured himself that the ship was on
he right course by going into the
yheelhouse and looking for himself.
Having done this, ana knowing
he coast perfectly, he felt :
'retty safe. He was little
onfused and nervous, however, and
o he went down to the cabin and /
verhauled his charts, and read the 4
alling directions Just as though he !
nd never made the trip before. He
,emed to be all right. Bring your
essel in range with Cape Disappoint b
tent and Tillamook Head, and then D
ut her about south by east" He +,
nd come out all right. TO be sure y y
lat no mistake had teen made, he :.
lmbed up to the wheel-house, and "
letly asked the man at the whte -.
wv he got his range. He answered y
and satisfactorily. Every i,
ing was according to orders. So y:
lnham cursed his nervousness, and ~
alked back to the smoke-stack.
The wind had gone down with the al AZ
n, but heavy sea was running, and ~
was as dark as Tartarus. Durham " "
ced the deck for halt an hour. then 81
mt below to get his cloak. Being "a. "a
lily, he went up to the hurricane ~
ok and sat with his back to the :.
oke'stack. Being nervous, he lit a -" 20
ar. Being careful, he walked for. 81
I'd to see how things were moving.
Thought he heard n distant roar. "
listened, and could hear nothing.
walked back to the smoke-stack. -
ten minutes he came forward again. W "
thought he heard the roar OF the M
t. He called to the man at the So
eel:
Abbottr
Ay, ay, sir" oe
How does she stand?" ~
Sou by east, sir" @ r
hat WAS all right; that was the o 90.
rse Durham had put her on. WI,
e went to the paddle-box and sig yo'
I'd the engine to stop. Then he called rue =,
IAN and had the lead thrown. L
enty-four. Plenty OF water" Dun. AZ,
4 thought, and started the engine. -.
-henwent to the captains cabin and 90" "
cked. The captain did not hear II
first time, but he knocked again. mn.
Who's there? wa;
The mate" A..
lie captain opened port near tn, .I!
| of his berth. and asked him what ' ".s
matter was. Durham reported. WV mae
captain told him it was all right; 'i,S
it was foggy, and the roar of the 81" &c,
with such sea on and no wind n,
d be heard ten miles. Durham ~
er thought so, too, and went peis
Y. During this parley, and while ~ =; !, "
nate stopped a few minutes to W..
n,oro thaS 49, 81, S 81, nau wall
he time Durham got on deck ua,,,
! the roar OF the surf was fright. pr
He fairly screamed at the helms. ao1'
bbott!" us II
Y, ay, sir"